Swamp Cypress, Contre-jour by Colin Clarke

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June 11, 2011	© Colin J Clarke

Swamp Cypress, Contre-jour

Hampton Plantation, South Carolina

Early morning light, contre-jour.

Best viewed in Original size.

Taxodium distichum (Baldcypress, Bald Cypress, or Swamp Cypress),
here seen in an unusually dry cypress swamp in current drought conditions.
The 'normal' water level can be seen as a white band on several trees.

Another swamp image here

Rolleiflex K8T3, Zeiss Tessar 1:3.5 ƒ=75mm, Fuji Neopan 400

Neopan 400 exposed at 320, developed in Ilfosol 3, 1+9,
for 6 mins at 20C after a water presoak for 1 min.
full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Guest		14-Jun-2011 18:20
Wonderful image... love the light and has almost a fairy tale like feel for me!

Stephanie		13-Jun-2011 14:20
Incredibly beautiful image Colin! You are the master! BV

Marcia Rules		13-Jun-2011 14:16
a lesson in nature as well as artful photography ~V~

Ann...		13-Jun-2011 12:32
A very beautiful image, I love the tones. The line showing the previous water level is scary. I wonder what will appear from the now uncovered mud?

FrankB		13-Jun-2011 11:42
wow...that is dead dry....I like the vintage rendering of the Tessar lens....V

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